Marius vernay



M. VERNAY MACHINE FOR RUBBING 'rxssuas Original Filed Sept. 2. 1921 I INVENTQR Wan/a3 L ERNHY ATTORNEYS Re. 15,8 53 PATENT OFFICE.

KABIUS WAY, OF coBiNILLoN BEAUJ'EU, FRANCE, ASSIGNO-R T0 ERNEST CADGENE,

OF PATEBSON, NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR R-UBBING TISSUES.

- Original No. 1,426,690,

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, MARTUS VERNAY, a citizen of the French Republic, and resident of Cornillon-Beaujeu, Department of Rhone, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Rubbing Tissues (for which Ihave filed an a plication in France, 4 3,709; Switzerland, December 24, 1918, No. 82,415; and Austria, September 1, 1920) and of which the following is a specification.

In the dyeing of silk fabrics, it is necessa with certain classes of goods or colors, to rub the fabric after it leaves the dyeing machine, with a felt or other suitably covered rubbin member which is saturated with arubbmg composition, or liquid, usually consisting of a solution of benzine or benzine and oil, so as to remove spots due to uneven saturation of the fabric by the dyeing material, to equalize the tint or color of the dyed fabric and also to restore the sheen, brilliancy and softness of the silk. This rubbing operation has heretofore always been done as a hand labor or manual operation and consequently has not only been a slow and laborious task, but has also added -materially to the final cost of the dyeing. While numerous attempts have been made to devise a machine for performing this rubbing operation, such attempts have heretofore proven unsuccessful.

The resent invention has for its object to providea machine by means of which the rubbin operation can be successfully performe Said machine is diagrammatically shown vin the accompanying drawings in which Fi 1 is an elevation, Fig. 2 is a plan view and Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the construction of a rubbing member.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a rubbing member which rests upon and extends transversely across a supporting table 13, over which the fabric is drawn longitudinall from a supply roller 11, rotatably sup orted in suitable bearings secured to the ta le. The fabric is drawn from roller 11 by a take-up roller 19, mounted on an inspection table 18 and driven by an suitable means. A plurality of idler ro ls 14, 15, 16 and 17 are rotatably mounted on the tables 13 and 18 and serve to guide dated August 22, 1922, Serial No. 497,943, filed September 2, 19 21.

reissue filed January 4, 1924. Serial across the top of October 7, 1913, No.

' rubbing surface.

means such as indicated at Application a.

the fabric in its passage (as arrows in Fig. 1) from the top of table 13, then under the tables 13 and 18 and finally table 18, to the take-up roller 19. Aweight 12 which is suspended by means of a suitable cord ley 12" on roller 11 serves to keep the fabric under tension as it is drawn across the ta bles. A reciprocating movement in the direction of travel of the fabric is given the rubbing member 1 'by means of two connecting rods suitably secured to said member, and to the two crank rods 3, secured to the shaft 4, having the pulley 5, secured thereto and about which pulley the belt 6, leadin to any suitable source of power is traine V The rubbing member 1, which is constructed of lead or any other heavy metallic material, is hollow, asshown in Fig. 3, to provide a channel 1 extending longitudinally substantially the full width of said member and is provided with a shaft 7 to which the connecting rods 2 are pivotally secured. Suitably secured to the outer surface of the member 1,-as by means of a plate 9, is a covering formed by a number of layers 8 of absorbent material such as cloth, felt or the like, which constitute the Plate 9 is provided with a number of spaced apertures 25 in which the funnels 20 are placed to receive the rubbing liquid employed and to feed it to the channel 1 formed within therubbing member. Any suitable means such as the wicks 23 for evenly distributing the rubbing composition to the rubbing surface is placed Within the channel. Any suitable securing 24 are provided for fastening the plate 9 to the rubbing member and weight bars 21 and 22, prefer ably of lead are provided to give additional weight to the rubbing member and to cause shown by the 12 from a pulit is led by the capillary action of the wicks 23, and evenly distributed thereby, to satuthe' absorbent covering 8. Take-up roller is rotated to draw the fabric from the supply roller 11 across table 13 from which it passes around idler rolls-14, 15, 16 and 1 7 to table 18, where it is inspected and if necessary given such additional hand touchin up as may be required. The heavy ru bi member 1 is reciprocated by connectin 2, crank levers 3 and asparts and moves backward and foracross table 13 from the dotted line t'o'th'e full linepositioiis; The provision of the We'ig'litbars 2i and 22, causes the rubb m megzber to move to the inclined posino 5" un' er the effect of the pulling action and the retarding actlon, due

or tfie was 2- fliction between the rubbing surface fineness-and the saturated absorbent coyei'iii'gl of t e rubbin member being y a ainst te fabric; by the hefht o t iie ru h ng member efi'ect'ually rem yes allspots and other inequalities of the t'ihts r colors of the fabric, while at the same restoring the brilliancy and softness to the fabric.

The changsor inclination of the rubbing mn1bers ,,prouuceu; as heretofore described b; the'co nbined effect of the weight bars 2 ahii fi thefrictional action, between the rubbing suriabe, causes the wear upon the absorbentrubbing surface to be distiihiltedovli a larger area ahdthusenables die assert-em covering a; be used for a lo ger time than if, the same part thereof were lways in ontact" with the fabric. is; inclination of the rubbing member obamsywm u c the cp liliect'iiig arms rigidly to the rubbing A travel or stroke of the rubbingmemmaybe varied by. changing the point Ot 'glilliqfltijofi of the crank arms 3 and confieenh rbdse to any of mantles 3'. ejI have shown and described the for eveng; distributing the rub- U rig" to the sorbe'iit covering, such sfiow ng is; to be considered as illustrative and not limited, as it. iSfObViOllSthttt any means could be employed. It wlllalsobeobvious that any suitable means m y beleiiiployed for reciprocating the rub- Hing member, that if desired the inspection table may he dispensed with and that various changes. in the; specific form and constil ction of the rubbih member illustrated be resorted to wit out departing from the" spiritof my invention.

aviiig thus described my invention, whfatI claim as new and desire to secure estates 12mm, .7 1 l n gfichines for rubbing tissues. the continuum of a rubbing member having a wick surrounded by layers of absorbent also be obtained by securing combination of a rubbing memberhaving.

a wick surrounded by layers of spongious material, a

late on said member, funnels, the tubes o which cross the plate and arranged over the wick, a hand lever in the centre of the plate, hejavy l'ead bars on the plate on each side of the hand-lever, a table under the said member, and meansfor giving to the tissue a longitudinal displabement'over the table between the latter and the said member. 7 V

3; In a machinefor rubbing fabrics-after the dyeing thereof to equalize the tints and colors thereof, a supportingstructure, means to draw the fabric across said sup porting structure,--a rubbing member having an absorbent rubbing surface and means to reciprocate said rubbing member in contact with the fabric as it passes'a'cross said supporting structure. a i i 4. In a machine for rubbing fahrics'after the dyeing thereof to equalize the tints and colors thereof, a' supporting structure, means to draw the fabric across said sup-' porting structure, a rubbing member hav, ing an absorbent rubbing surface, means to feed a rubbing liquid to sai'dirubbin'g surface, and means to reciprocate said me:-

bing member in contact: with the fabric'asit passes across said supporting structure;

5. In a machine for rubbin fabrics .aftcr the dyeing thereof to equa ize the tints andcolors thereof, a supporting! structure, means to draw the fabric acrosssai'd supporting structure, a=rubbing member having an absorbent rubbing, surface andmeans to reciprocate said-rubbing member in clint'act with the fabric as itpasses ac'rosssaid supporting structure, and means to; cause the line of contact of said rubbing surface with said fabric to be varied as said rubbing member is reciprocated and thereby distrib-f ute' the wear upon said rubbing surface. 6. In a machine for rubbing fabrics after the dyeing thereof to equalize the tints and colors thereof, a supporting structure, means to draw the fabrlc-across-said'supr porting structure, a rubbing member having an absorbent rubbing surface; means to feed a rubbing liquid to saidrubbing surface, said means includin means to evenly distribute said rubbing liquid-to said surface, and means to reciprocate said rubbing member in contact with the fabric as it passes across said supporting structure;

7. In a machine for rubbing fabrics after the dyeing thereof colors thereof, a

to equalize the tihtsand supporting structure, no

means to draw the fabric across said supuid to be evenly distributed to said rubbing porting structure, a rubbing member prosurface, and means to reciprocate said rubvided with a channel extendin longitubing member. 10 dinally thereof, an absorbent ru bin sur- In testimony whereof I have aflixed my 6 face covering the bottom of said ru bing signature.

member and contact with said fabric, means 7 within said channel to cause a rubbing liq- MARIUS VERNAY. 

